Type member: Porcine sapelovirus

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The genus Sapelovirus (from Simian, Avian and Porcine Entero-Like viruses) is one of the genera in the family Picornaviridae. Genome organisation is fairly conserved within the family but members of this genus have a 5'-UTR which has no polyC tract, there is a leader protein and the 2A protein is a protease.